Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB38: Revise laws relate to disability parking
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to disability parking; increasing fines for violations; establishing that a person who provides false information or assists an unqualified person in acquiring certain disability parking accommodations is guilty of a misdemeanor; and amending section 49-4-307, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO DISABILITY PARKING; INCREASING FINES FOR VIOLATIONS; ESTABLISHING THAT A PERSON WHO PROVIDES FALSE INFORMATION OR ASSISTS AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON IN ACQUIRING CERTAIN DISABILITY PARKING ACCOMMODATIONS IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR; AND AMENDING SECTION 49-4-307, MCA. Section 1. Section 49-4-307, MCA, is amended to read: "49-4-307. Penalty Penalties. (1) (a) A Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), a person who parks a motor vehicle or motorcycle in violation of 49-4-302(2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of $100 or (3) shall be and (ii) for a second or subsequent violation, not less than $250 or more than $500. (b) However, a A person charged with violating who violates 49-4-302(2) or (3) may not be convicted fined if within 3 business days the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer a disability parking permit that was previously issued to the person and that is was valid at the time of arrest the parking violation. (2) If the operator was not with the motor vehicle at the time of the violation, the registered owner of the motor vehicle is personally responsible. A defense that the motor vehicle was parked in violation of 49-4302(2) or (3) by a person other than the registered owner is not allowed unless …
Sponsors
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38) · primary sponsor
- Esp, John (R, 29)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 3, 2025): 43 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 1, 2025): 41 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 27, 2025): 93 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (January 23, 2025): 93 yea, 7 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0038.002.001 Baum DO PASS (January 23, 2025): 79 yea, 21 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Developmental Disabilities, Discrimination
Common questions
- What is HB38?
- HB38 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws relate to disability parking.
- What does HB38 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to disability parking; increasing fines for violations; establishing that a person who provides false information or assists an unqualified person in acquiring certain disability parking accommodations is guilty of a misdemeanor; and amending section 49-4-307, mca.
- What is the status of HB38?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB38?
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB38?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0235
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